Bru McCoy enters the transfer portal leaving the Tennessee basketball.
It was my turn to go in and say my peace. He had a Tennessee blanket draped over the bed. … But before he passed, he spoke so highly about Tennessee and my time here. It was like God made the decision for me and he placed it in front of me.”
McCoy suffered a gruesome ankle injury against South Carolina on Sept. 30. He underwent four surgeries and spent 10 days in the hospital to repair a fracture-dislocation of his right ankle.
It ended his 2023 season and presumably his UT career, if he opted to enter the 2024 NFL Draft.
Instead, McCoy will utilize his extra year of eligibility to play one more season with the Vols. He said his final visits with his grandfather, who died in December, sealed his decision.
“I didn’t decide for another three weeks after (his death),” McCoy said. “But I knew in my heart that this place is special to me. It’s home. It’s family. Just like I’m home with family now. So that was the day I decided.”
Notably, McCoy is no longer wearing a walking boot like he did late in the season.
“Rehab has gone great. No setbacks. Out of the boot. I wear shoes every day. I walk around normal. I can lift like a normal guy,” McCoy said. “Now I’m taking the step to become Bru McCoy the football player.
“My goal is to take this time that I have to rehab and make myself better. I don’t want to come back and be less of the player I was. I want to be better.”